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Collaborative Computing (CollComp)

Course content

The course in Collaborative Computing introduces
research on Computer Supported Cooperative
Work (CSCW) and has two main focuses 1) to study
collaboration and 2) to design collaborative technologies.
Collaboration is everywhere and techniques and methods can be used
for several domains including open source development, open
hardware collaboration, healthcare, gaming, research &
development etc.

Discuss and argue theoretical concepts and insights from
computer supported cooperative work (CSCW) research related to
studying collaborative work arrangement.

Identify and discuss challenges for the design of collaborative
technologies and work practices based upon CSCW
foundations.

Skills:

Analyse a collaborative practice and the use of collaborative
technologies by applying the theoretical concepts from CSCW.

Design (Re-design) collaborative technologies and suggest how
experienced challenges can be addressed in new designs of
collaborative technologies based upon theoretical as well as
practical arguments.

Competences:

Participate competently in globally distributed
collaboration by acting pro-actively in terms of making the
collaboration function and using collaborative technologies.

Learning activities includes lectures, workshops, explorative
exercises, where students will work theoretically and
experimentally with CSCW concepts for analysis and design. As part
of the exploratory exercises, students will be participating in
playing a strategic online game with other students from all over
the world.